Fr. Ben Cameron was asked the question: “Can God forgive abortion?” in a radio interview recently. His response: Absolutely!! Listen as he explains why and how God, not only can, but wants for forgive and heal us from abortion: If you, or someone you love, has been wounded by abortion, we invite you to join […]

After making a Rachel’s Vineyard retreat for the healing of the wounds of abortion, many people might ask: “What do I do now? How do I continue healing?” Some people find that some follow-up counseling can be very helpful; others find that going deeper in their relationship with Our Lord Jesus Christ through personal prayer […]

During a recent radio interview, a lady named Carol called in from Illinois to share her story of how abortion affected her, and how she continues to receive healing from the wounds from her abortion: If you, or someone you love, has been wounded by abortion, we invite you to join us for a Rachel’s […]

During a recent radio interview, Fr. Ben Cameron was asked: how can those who are active in the pro-life movement reach out to those who are hurting from abortion? What do I do when people respond with anger to my pro-life efforts? Fr. Ben gives some pointers for all pro-lifer workers to keep in mind: […]

Fr. Ben Cameron, who is the Site Leader for Rachel’s Vineyard post-abortion healing retreats in Western Kentucky, was recently asked: “what about people who just can’t forgive themselves for their past abortion(s)?” He shares with us about the need for Emotional Healing, and how Rachel’s Vineyard retreats are so effective for this emotional healing: If […]

Abortion affects millions of people in the United States, and hundreds of millions of people around the world. It’s not only the women who have had abortions, but the fathers, grandparents, and siblings of those who have had abortions are affected. Fr. Ben Cameron speaks of these “shockwaves of abortion.” Have you been touched by […]

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On a trip to Mexico, her parents’ homeland, Rosemary Medeiros was visiting a chapel for adoration when she heard a voice say, “I have forgiven you; now forgive yourself.”

“I walked out shocked,” she said. “I knew in my heart it was the abortion I’d had 33 years earlier.”

When she was just out of high school and still living with her parents, Rosemary had become pregnant the first time she slept with her now husband, Joey. Ashamed and terrified that her father would throw her out, she and Joey had gone to a clinic for an abortion.

“I walked out of there feeling so empty,” she said. “It changed everything about me.”

After her experience in Mexico and back in the United States, Rosemary started listening to Catholic Radio. There she heard about Rachel’s Vineyard, a nationwide ministry that runs weekend retreats for women and men who seek healing after abortion.

She asked Joey to join her for the Friday-through-Sunday retreat in Sonoma County, north of San Francisco.

“Initially, I thought, ‘That’s so far in the past, why do we have to revisit it?’ ” Joey said. “But I wanted to support her, so I went. And it was a very healing experience. I was able to absorb and feel what had happened. Until then, I didn’t know how to deal with the hurt.”

The secret the two of them had shared for decades was now out in the open: They told their four grown children. And Rosemary began telling her story to help After the Choice, a ministry of the Oakland, Calif., diocese, spread the word about healing after abortion. After the Choice connects women and men suffering from post-abortion guilt and regret with spiritual healing, mostly at Rachel’s Vineyard weekend retreats.

Upcoming Rachel’s Vineyard Retreats in the Mid-South:

Western Kentucky
(Owensboro area):
April 5 through 7, 2019
November 8 through 10, 2019